Microsoft Excel has hundreds of tools that you can use to make your spreadsheets tick. However, if you're looking to level up your expertise, get to know these six essential features today. This is a ...

Create a report using charts: Select Insert > Recommended Charts, then choose the one you want to add to the report sheet. Create a report with pivot tables: Select Insert > PivotTable. Select the ...

As Microsoft ramps up Copilot’s capabilities in Excel, the AI tool is becoming genuinely useful for spreadsheet work.

Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas.

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Discover 8 2026 Excel updates, including AI formula creation and a year of change history, so your team works quicker with ...

Fix "fake" numbers, strip hidden web spaces, and join text professionally using Excel's built-in legacy and modern tools.